View show previews below, and enter at the bottom of the page for the chance to win 2 free tickets to Leftover Salmon or The Easy Leaves. Win free tickets to Hot Buttered Rum Friday by locating the Showbams flag at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass when the first shows start.

If you still have some life in your legs after the first day of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Showbams suggests you boogie on down to Divisadero Street for a little more Americana music to keep your feet moving til the wee hours over the weekend. Hot Buttered Rum and Front Country will be kicking off a 3-night run of bluegrass-leaning string music at the Independent which is sure to continue the acoustic celebration long into the late night hours.

2013 Telluride Bluegrass Band Winners Front Country tackle opening duties with a fresh take on contemporary roots music. These Bay Area locals have been making waves and garnering new fans over the past 2 years at en exponential rate. Keeping with the theme of Bay Area bluegrass, Hot Buttered Rum make their triumphant headlining return to the Indy for a banner weekend show. These local road-warriors have been burning down barns for over a decade with their characteristic style. Singer/Guitarist Nat Keefe loves this room, as he brings his Holiday show annually here, and it shows time and time again.

Kevin Carducci and Sage Fifield are the powerhouse song-writing duo that anchors the Northern California Americana act, the Easy Leaves. They have been steadily gaining attention for their catchy lyrics, melodic delivery and dynamic stage interplay. Along with the West Coast Ramblers and DJ G “Neat-O” Yanito, these acts will present what the headliner has dubbed, “Honky Tonkin’ in the ‘Citay”.

The finale in an explosive weekend of string-oriented music will culminate with one helluva “Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass” fiesta anchored by Colorado’s own Leftover Salmon. Listed as “Leftover Salmon and Friends” leaves an air of mystery that can only lead to a scorching hot result. Just months ago Salmon was joined by Jackson Browne, Tim O’Brien and Sam Bush at their Telluride Bluegrass Night Show. With so many talented players in the city for Hardly Strictly, it’s anyones guess how many surprises will waltz onto stage.

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